Electrical measuring instrument.



- PATENTED DEG. 5, 1905.

1:.1. NORTHRUP.

ELECTRICAL MEASURING INSTRUMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED 11u12, 1905.

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E. F..NORTHRUP. ELECTRICAL MEASURING INSTRUMENT.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, T905.

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EDWIN F. NORTHRUP, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO LEEDS AND NORTHRUP COMPANY, .OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVA-A NIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

ELECTRICAL MEIASURING INSTRUMENT.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known thatI, EDWIN F. NORTHRUP, a citizen 4of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in-Electrical Measuring Instruments, of which the following is a specilication. v

The instrument and methods of measurement constituting this invention and' herein described were developedv with the object of lling the frequent need of a means of easilyy and accurately Calibrating alternating-current` instruments-such as ammeters, voltmeters,

electrodynamometers, and the likewhatever their capacity and'also of supplying an inexpensive method of measuring with high precision very large alternating currents regardless ofl their wave form or frequency, such instrument and methods further proving sufficient for accurate measurement of currents of too great a frequency for the application of ordinary methods.

The above-stated objects have been successfully accomplished principally for the following reasons: The instrument is used as a zero instrument and does not depend upon any calibration or the determination of a constant therefor. It operates with extreme sensitiveness and being perfectly dead-beat7 is suited for work with fluctuating currents. It may be used with or without low-resistance shunts, and when used with these it has an unlimited upward range of current measurement, while without them its lower range is down to'two to five milliamperes, and, finally,

\as the operation of the instrument depends upon the heating effect of-currents it is whollj7 independent of wave form or frequency.

In order to fully describe the said invention, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, in whichi -Figure 1 represents a central vertical section through "the containing-case of a form of instrument constructed according to this invention, showing the partscontained in said case in front elevation with a portion of the top of the instrument broken away; Eig. 2, a side elevation of the parts removed from said containing-case with portions broken away and shown in section; Fig. 3, a top plan view of the instrument with cover on the containingcase; Fig. 4, a top plan view of the instruspecification of Letters Patent. A Application filed May 12, 1905. Serial No. 260,075.

PatentedrDec. 5, 1905.,

ment with cover removed and showing a portion of the front of the containing-.case broken away; Fig. 5, a bottom plan view of the mirror-supporting disk, and `Figs. 6 and 7 diagrams to illustrate the theory and use of the instrument.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Wa and W03 represent two small wires of, preferably, No. 33 hard-drawn silver wire when'shunts are used. These wires lie parallel to each other at a distance apart of about five thirty-seconds of an inch and are held near their 'extremities by wedge-shaped ivory clamps 12 and 13. The ivory clamps 13 are held fast by means of screws 14. and plates 15 against a rigid support 16, carried yat the end of a frame 17, of brass or other suitable material, having at its upper end a supporting member 18, which is made fast to the lower side of a hard-rubber top 19 ofthe containing-case. The two upper ivory clamps 12,holding the said wires near their upper extremity, are held fasty by means of screws 20 and plates 21 against two separately-adjustable supports 22. These supports 22 are made separately adjustable by being screw-threaded on separate adjustingscrews 23, which pass upward through the supporting member 18 and hard-rubber top 19, where they are made fast each, as bya pin24, to a separate milled adjusting-head 25. fixed supporting member 18 through the movable supports 22 and are provided each with a spring 27 to prevent lost motion when the supports 22 are adjusted. The upper ends of the wires Wa and Wd are soldered direct to the lower ends 28 of the binding-posts 30. while the lower ends of said wires are soldered to lugs 31 on the lower ends of the heavy Fixed guide-rods 26 extend from the too upon a small ivory disk 35, having upon its back two small agate bearing-blocks'lsee Fig. 5,). provided with parallel slots 87, which are adapted to engage the wires Ww and Wd. Fas- .tened to the center of the back of the disk 35 land half-way between vthe wires Wa andl when the disk is on the wiresis a small hook 38, which is secured to a spring 39, made fast at its other end to an adjustable plug 40, passing through a screw-threaded plug 41 in the end of a tube 42, screwed at its other end into an opening 43 in the frame 17 in line with the mirror. The plug 41 is clamped in the proper Iposition by the thumb-screw 44. Under the tension of this spring 39 the mirror-support is held in place on the wires We and VVCZ, causing at the same time the wires to bend back about seven-eighths of an inch out of a straight line, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2.

The frame 17, with its attached parts, is let down into a preferably circular metal case 45,

' closed at its bottom by a suitable base 46.

The hard-rubber cover 19 tits snugly into the top of the case and is supported by means of the annular flange 47. The case 45 is provided opposite the front of the mirror with a window 48, into which is set a glass 49.

If the wires Wa and VCZ are very fine, it is preferable to provide additional supporting means for the mirror, such as the silk fiber 50, secured at one end to the back of the ivory disk 35 and at its other end to a small hook 51, secured to a plug 52, adjustably mounted ina support 53.

It isV evident now that if by the adjustingscrews the tension of the two wires has been properly adjusted the plane of the mirror will be vertical to a line drawn in the direction of the spring which holds the mirror against the wires. If now any elongation occurs in the wire on the right, that side of the mirror will be drawn down or back by the spring or a deflection to the right is obtained. Likewise if an elongation takes place in the wire on the left the mirror will defiect to the left. 1f, however, an exactly equal elongation occurs in both wires at the same time, the plane of the mirror will not tilt, but simply move back, keeping parallel to itself.

If the instrument is set up and the mirror is observed with a telescope and scale-say at a meter distance-very minute angular deflections of the mirror may be easily observed,

while a sinking back of the plane of the mirror away from the scale will not be observable. If now an alternating current of unknown Value be sent through the wire Wa it will expand and the mirror will deflect toward the left. If we pass an adjustable direct current which can be measured through the wire Wd, the deflection can be 'reversed and brought to zero. If when the defiection is zero and certain precautions have been observed We knowthe value of the direct current, we also knowthe value of the alternating current, for it is exactly equal to it. This, however, is on the assumption that equal currents through the wires Wa and Wd will produce equal elongations. If, however, previously to matching the currents to each other we connect the wlres We and Wd 1n series and run identically the same current through both wires and get no deiiection or we get a very small deflection and take the limit of this small deliection as our true zero, we can then loe sure that when using the two currents and the Same Zero is preserved that the two currents are equal. r1`he instrument, however, if limited to such currents as could be passed directly through its wires would have little value comparatively. lt will now be shown how it may be used with shunts so as to measure alternating currents however large, for which reference will lirst be had to Fig. 6, which shows diagrammatically the arrangement of the complete circuits for measuring a large alternating current for the purpose of Calibrating an al ternati ng-current ammeter A. An important accessory to the instrument is a quick-acting double-throw switch,(imlicated by S in the diagrams.) Wa and Nd represent the two line wires of the instrument, and M the mirror. Ris a low-resistance shunt, preferably of manganin, having a negligible temperature coefficient and furnished with tapo points c and CZ, between which the resistance R has previously been determined. A M is an ammeter which will measure from one to two amperes of direct current, and la a slide-wire resistance along which a slider p may be moved, thereby varying the potential diierence at@ from Zero to the value of the electromotive force of the storage-cell Bft.

The points a on the direct-current side of the circuits have leads attached to them which go either to an accurately-calibrated directcurrent laboratory standard voltmeter or to a potentiometer. It will later appear that except for the highest possible precision it is more convenient to employ the standard voltmeter; but we assume for the present that a potentiometer is employed to give the potential ditference between (l, and

When the instrument is installed, a permanent adjustment of the resistancesat any convenient temperature of the wires and leads must be made as follows, (see Fig. 6:) The resistances 9 10:7 8,101-l-9 5:8 4-l-7 2, and 2 0-l-4 (Z: 3 ct-l-G 'lhus while this gives the overall resistances from (t through the wire ld to equal to the overall resistance from Z through thevwire la to c the different portions of the circuit must be matched in resistance, as stated above. lt will be observed that if the switch S is closed on the side A C the two wires la and VWK are thrown in parallel, that the two parallel Aconnected circuits have the same resistance by primary construction, and that to these parallel circuits at the points 2 and 4 is applied the same potential difference, this potential difference being the drop over the low resistance R, carrying the alternating current. The drop over R, inasmuch as it is a low resistance, is only slightly lowered by the fact of its being shunted by the two wires of the in- IOO IIO

strument and their leads, and this lowering of the potential is not appreciably greater when the two wires in parallel shunt the resistance R than when only one wire, with its leads,

` from c to olisanythinglfrom .25 to .6 of a volt,

shunts this resistance. Disregarding this slight lowering of the potential, which, as will later appear, is of no consequence, we observe that both wires will now have passing through them equal currents, veach current being nearly the same as would pass through the vone wire Wa if the switch S were open so that only this wire could receive current.

With the` resistances of the parallel circuits correctly adjusted to equality both wires will get equal currents, both will expand equally, or very nearly-so, andthe mirror M, instead of rotating, will move back, maintainingits plane parallel to the position which it' has with no current passing. When the switch S is thrown to the position D C, the poten- .tial drop over the resistance R is'now applied to the wire Wa only, while the direct potential difference between the points a and Z2 isnow applied to the wire Wd. This drop between a and can be varied by the slider p and measured by a voltmeter or potentiometer applied at c The ammeter A M gives the current taken by the wire Wd.

Consider now the circuits to be arranged as above described and that we yusea4 standard voltmeter calibrated togive a full-scaledeflection for about .7 5 of a volt to indicate the direct potential, between a and b. We would then proceed toltake measurements to calibrate'thealternating-current ammeter A as follows; This ammeter may have any currentcarrying capacity whatever above one am- A shunt R andltap-oif points are first chosen, such that when the ammeter reads av pere.

full-scale deiection thev drop over the shunt R but preferably .5 of avolt. If the amrneter is known to read approximately right,as the value of R is known we can gradually increase the current through the ammeter and shunt resistance until we know we have the proper` drop-namely, a potential drop which will give a good sensitiveness to the alternatingcurrent instrument. If, however, the ammeter gives no guide to the value of the current, the

vswitch S may be left in its open position, and

the alternating-current instrument can be read as a deflection instrument. In this case the current through R should be increased until thev alternating-current instrument deects to the end of the scale, when the drop over rR will be about right for the condition of good sensitiveness. This adjustment being made, the switch S is closed on the A G side, when the A C instrument will take a perfectly steady Zero position-very nearly and if carefully made and adjusted. exactly the same as the zero position when no current is passing.`

This zero position is now carefully noted and the switch'S is then -thrownto the D Csidc. l

one hundred, &c.

is readily taken from a curve and added to the The instrument will at once deiiect until by 'moving the slider p the direct potential between a and is made to balance the alternating potential between c d, when the deflection will return it to its zero'position. This adjustment can be made with great exactness-say to within one twenty fifthv per cent. The switch S may now be thrown from one side to the other once or twice to prove that the adjustments have been correctlyv made, which will bel the case if no permanent deflections result. The voltmeter is read, als'o the ammeter A M and the ammeter Abeing calibrated. These readings give all the datafor making a very exact calibration of one point .on the scale of theammeter under test. Other points on the scale can be similarly taken by varying the alternating current and also the shunt resistance R. Inasmuch as by varying this latter we can read a small current with the same precision as a large one, the low points on the scale of the instrument under calibration can be determined with'as great precision vras the high points.

In-practice the direct-current ammeter A M may be omitted. A preliminary set of readings are taken to determine its indications corresponding to the different potentials that may be produced between tand Z2. With a given instrument and set of working wires and leads and voltmeter the currentin the circuit p Fig. 6,`is a function of the potential difference between a and This function may therefore be found by trial and plotted as a curve. This having been done, it only becomes necessary in Calibrating an ammeter to take readings, in addition tothe instrument being calibrated, of a voltmeter and the zero position of the A C instrument.

The expression which gives the valueA of the alternating currentCthrough the ammeter A is product K E. F (E) is usually small com- TOO pared with K E andv need not be-accurately known.

Formula lf'is obtained as follows: Calling X the resistance ofthe circuit from c to d, Fig. 6, through the wire W a, we will also have -the resistance from or to b through-the wire Wd equal X when it carries a current equal to that which Wa carries. This assumption is quite suliiciently correct, for the two circuits are adjusted to be equal in resistance at room temperature, and as the two circuits are constructed of precisely similar wires the equality of their resistance will be closely maintained when warmed by the passage of equal currents. We then have Ca I EI? -l- C', where the resistance of the voltmeter l I Hence 7" w, C1 T+ X (j, also,

E- 1 E -(JloiX-Cl,

which gives Then the instrument is balanced, equal currentsv How through the wires Wa and Vd, hence CICl, and we have F (E) of E, so we can write Cet I K E -l- F (E).

Dividing numerator and denominator of the R 1 B. n R by 9 we have 91 if r is infinity-that is, if a potentiometer be used to read the potential at a Z2 instead of a voltmeter-the value of Cc is I K, a constant, and C is a function,

7 expressmn Thus Here j' (E) is the function which C is of E when no current is shunted through a volt- Ineter and which, as in the use of a Voltmeter, may be determined by trial and plotted as a curve.

It is possible to measureE more accurately with a potentiometer than with a voltmeter, and the A C instrument is at least four or ve times as sensitive in its indications as a large laboratory standard Weston voltmeter. It is therefore desirable where great precision. is desired and the altern-ating current being measured can be held steady to use a potentiometer instead of a voltmeter. For all ordinary calibration purposes, however, the latter 0instrument is quite suiicient and easier to rea If the current to be measured is less thanr about 1.5 amperes, it can be passed directly through the instrument, no shunts being required.

For the measurement of small currents a modification in the connections and method of measurement is desirable. The connections given in Fig. 7 have been found to be most convenient for this purpose. In this diagram, A1 indicates any alternating-current instrument to be calibrated not taking over 1.5 to 2 amperes and Std any form of accurate standard instrument that will accurately measure a small direct current. Now when the switch S is thrown to the side Ser the wires Wa, and Wfl are connected so that the same current from the cell Brt will pass through them in series. This current may be regulated by the rheostat R1. When the switch is thrown to the side Prt'l, the alternating current will pass through the wire Ta and the directeurrent through the wire VVcZ.

With the switch in the position Ser the differential Zero of the instrument is noted. This zero by careful construction and choosing of the working wires may be made to differ not more than a fraction of a scale-division from the no-current zero. The switch is now thrown to the position PCH and the rheostat`R1 is adjusted until the instrument shows no deiection from the zero position found when the switch was in the position Sw'. The switch may now be thrown from side to side once or twice, the rheostat R being more finely adjusted until there is not the slightest deieotion. The value of the alternating current-that is, the square root of its mean square value-is now equal to the direct current as read by the standard instrument Std. The accuracy of this comparison can be made very great. 1f the alternating current is perfectly steady for a period sufcient to read the instruments, one twenty-fifth of one per cent. is not too much to expect for a current the value of which is such as to give the instrument a good sensitiveness.

If it is required to read very small currents.A it then becomes necessary to change the wires in the instrument, using liner wires suited to give the necessary sensitiveness. This necessary sensitiveness is always had if when passing the current to be measured through one wire only the instrument gives a nearly full scale deection.

Vhen the instrument is usedin the manner shown in Fig. 6, the best results are obtained if the working wires Wa Td are of low specitic resistance and fairly large in diameter and have also a large coeiiicient of expansion with heat. No. 33 hard-drawn silver wire best fulfils these requirements. Then the instrument is used in the manner shown in Fig. 7, the conditions require that the wires 7a VVCZ be of small diameter, of high specilic resistance, and with a large coecient of exparisien. A high-resistance wire-such as manganin, kruppin,` or the like-best fulfilsl the requirements in this case. When one-millimeter kruppin wireis used, currents of the The instrument works well with thelwires in oil; but on account of the great rate at sus which `oil dissipates the heat it requires a much greater current through the wires for a given deflection than itdoes with the wires in air.

If the instrument is to be used to measure a vcurrent passed directly through it that is somewhat too` great for its capacity with a given pair of wires, its capacity can be greatly increased, without changing the wires, by' simply lilling the case with kerosene-oil, .the

case being constructed to hold oil for this purpose.

1n all cases all wire connections of the instrument should be soldered. l

In addition to its adaptation to the measurement of-alternating currents within ordinary ranges this vinstrument may be used for the accurate measurement of such quantities as the current given by a high-frequency coil or the high-frequency currents now usedvfor many experimental purposes, which areproduced either by special high-frequency dy- Vnamos or by interrupted arcs.

The instrument lherein described may be used for measuring either the pressure or quantity of electric current and, in addition thereto, may be used to measure the apparent watts of a circuit. If the instrumentis used in the latter capacity, it is necessary either to tion possesses in addition to those heretoforeset forth the following advantageous and useful features: It is inexpensive as compared with an outt of Siemens electrodynamometer., which when constructed for measuring large currents is very costly both -to make and to calibrate. My improved instrument is Very simple and easy to understand and manipulate, is not delicate, and is uninuenced by the proximity of iron or other ordinarily disturbing influences. For work of not too precise a character a p ointer may be readily substituted for the mirror, and the instrument may thus be made portable. not have to be used in a situation free from vibrations, and if any injury happens to its working parts these may be readily gotten at for repair or replacement. Finally, such an instrument is'especially adapted to the important commercial need of being able .to keep inaccurate calibration the large standard instruments which determine the cost of electrical power to consumers.

What I claim as my invention isl. 'The method of Vmeasuring an alternating current, which consists in passing current `from-the alternating current to be measured through one conductor and a direct current of comparison through another conductor, and adjusting the current through one of said conductors until, the relative expansion of both conductors shows that the current value of the alternating current bears a known relation to that of the direct current of comparison. l

2. The method of measuring an alternating current, which consists inpassing current said currents shows that equal currents are passing through both.

3. The method of measuring an alternating current, which consists in passing current from the current to be measured through two conductors and establishing by the relative expansion of said conductors due to thecurrent through them, a Zero positionof indication,

passing, current from the alternating current to be measured throughone of said conduc- IOO tors only and la direct current of comparison through the other of said conductors, and adjusting the current through one of said conductors until the relative expansion of said conductors due to the current therethrough shofvlvs that equal currents are passing through bot v` 4. The method of measuring an alternating current, which consists in passing current through two conductors and establishing by the relative expansion of said conductors due to current therethrough, a zeroY position of indication, `passing current from the alternating current to be measured through one of said conductors, and a direct current of comparison through the other of said conductors, and adjusting the current through one of said conductors untilboth expand equally.

5. Thev method of measuring an alternating current, which consists in passing current through twopconductors and establishing by the relative expansion of said conductors due to current therethrough, a Zero position of indication, passing current shunted from the alternating current to be measured through one of said conductors, and adirect current of comparison through the other of said conductors,

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and adjusting the current through oneof said conductors until both expand equally.

6. The method of measuring an alternating current, which consists in passing current equal in amount through two conductors and establishing by the equal expansion of said conductors due to said current, a Zero position of indication, passing the alternating current to be measured through one of said conductors and a direct current ofcomparison through the other of said conductors, and adjusting the current of comparison until the said conductors show that equal currents are passing through both.

7. The method of measuring an alternating current, which consists in passing current equal in amount through two conductors and establishing by the equal expansion of said conductors due to said current, a zero position of indication, passing current shuntcd from the alternating current to be measured through one of said conductors and a direct current of comparison through the other of said conductors, and adjusting the current ot' comparison until the said conductors show that equal currents are passing through both.

8. In an electrical measuring instrument, two conductors mounted for movement due to the heating effect of electric currents, and indicating means operatively connected to both conductors to show the relative heating effects of currents therein.

9. In an electrical measuring instrument, two conductors mounted Jfor movement due to the heating effect of electric currents, a shunt traversed by the current being measured connected to one of said conductors, and indicating means operatively connected to both of said conductors.

10. In an electrical measuring instrument, supports having therebetween a space, two conductors insulated one from the other, adapted to form parts oi' independent circuits and spanning the space between said supports, and indicating means operatively connected to both conductors between said. supports to show the relative heating effects of simultaneous currents in said conductors.

1l. In an electrical measuring instrument, a supporting frame, two conductors both adapted to carry electric currents, extending longitudinally of said frame and insulated one from the other, clamping means holding the ends of said conductors rigidly near the ends of said frame, and indicating means operatively connected to both conductors to show the relative heating'etects of saidcurrents on said conductors.

12. In an electrical measuring instrument, a supporting-frame, two conductors extending longitudinally of said frame and insulated one from the other, clamping means Vholding the ends of said conductors rigidly near the ends of said frame, and a mirror operatively connected to both Aconductors to be moved angularly by the unequal expansion of said conductors to indicate unequal heating effects therein.

13. In an electrical measuring instrument, supports having therebetween a space, two conductors insulated one from the other and spanning the space between said supports, means connected to said conductors at a point between said supports and acting to keep said conductors taut, and indicating means operatively connected to both conductors between said supports.

14C. In an electrical measuring instrument, a supporting-frame, two conductors extending longitudinally of said frame and insulated one from the other, clamping means holding the ends of said conductors rigidly near the ends of said frame, a containing-casc, and means to support said frame in said case, and indicating me'ans operatively connected to both conductors to show the relative heating effects ol simultaneous currents upon said conductors.

15. In an electrical measuring instrument, two insulated conductors, supports to which the ends of said conductors are made fast, said supports having aspace between them spanned by said conductors, means to adjust the relative positions of said supports to vary the distance between them lengthwise ot said conductors, a spring` arranged to keep said conductors taut, and an indicating device operativelyconnected to both of said conductors to show the relative heating effects of currents on said conductors.

16. In an electrical measuring instrument, a frame having a lixed and an adjustable support with a space therebetween, two wires made fast at their ends to said supports and spanning the said space, a springoperatively connected to said wires and to said frame to hold said wires taut, and an indicating device operatively connected to both of said wires to show the relative heating eiects ol currents on said wires.

17. In an electrical measuring instrument, an elongated frame having at one end a fixed support projecting therefrom, adjustingscrews carried at the other end of said frame, supports mounted on said adjusting-screws, two insulated wires made fast at their ends to said tixed and adjustable supports and spanning the space therebetween, a spring operatively connected to said wires and to said frame to hold said wires taut, a mirror operatively connected to both of said wires, a containing-case for said frame and its connected parts having an opening arranged to register with said mirror, acover for said case to which said frame is secured, and connecting-terminals.

18. In a hot-wire electrical measuring instrument, two current-carrying electrical conductors, abutments between which said conductors extend for support, and means con- IOC IIO

nected to said conductors and yoperative thereby to indicate the comparative heating effects of currents'passin'g simultaneously through said conductors.

19. In a hot-wire electrical measuring instrument, a plurality 'of electricalv conductors mounted for movement due to the heating effect of electrical currents,and indicating means operatively connected to said conductors for movement due to the difference in expansion of said conductorsto indicate unequalheating effects of currents therein.

20. In a hot-wire electrical measuring instrument, two current-carrying conductors, abutments between which said conductors ex- .tendfor support, and indicating means connected t`o both of said conductors to move angularly when the heatingetfects of the currents in both conductors are'unequal, and to maintain a position of zero angular deflection when the heating eects of said currents are equal.

` 21. In a hot-wire instrument for the cornparative measurement of electric currents, two conductors, one to carry current from the current to be measured and the other to carry a current of comparison, abutments between which said conductors extend for support, and

-ured and means connected to said conductors for movement by the unequal expansion there- 1 of to indicate unequal heating effects of currents therein, and for movement by the equal expansion of said 'conductorsto indicate the equality of the heating eects of currents therein. l

23. In a `hot'wire instrument for the comparative measurement of electric currents, two conductors, one to carry current from the current to be measured and the other to carry a current of comparison, abutments between 'which saidl conductors extend for support, a

shunt adapted to be connected in circuit with A the conductor carrying the current from vthat which is to be measured, means connected to said conductors to indicate by its angular position the comparative heating effects of the currents in the respective conductors, and a switch and connections vfor passing current from the same source through both conductors to establish a Zero `position of deflection andy for passing therespective currents through the said conductors for comparison.

24:. In a hot-wire electrical measuring instrument, two electrically-disconnected hot-v wires, aloutments between which said wires "extend for support alongside each other,means to keep said wires taut, and a rigid indicating body attached to both lof said wires to have an angular deliectiongdue to the dierence in expansionof said wires and to have a Zero angular deflection when said VWires `expand equally. In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence'of two witnesses.

` EDWIN F. NORTHRUP.

Witnesses:

, Jos. WALKER,

GEO. W. CLEMENT. 

